Der Schah und der Ayatollah

Der Schah und der Ayatollah 2019 Directed by Holger Preuße

In 1979, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, revolution broke out in Iran and overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. This event marks the end of a two and a half thousand year old monarchy. This documentary retraces the lives of these two enemies who clashed for more than thirty years, from the Shah's rise to power in the 1940s until his fall.

Country Germany

Production Country Germany

Language German

Spoken Languages German , Persian

Gneres Documentary , History

Production Companies WDR , SWR , neue artfilm

Release Date 20 November 2019

53 mins